The Perth Group does not broker beliefs and has never claimed HIV does not exist. (Neither have we
claimed AIDS does not exist although we and our colleagues are often referred to
as "AIDS Denialists"). What we have argued on numerous occasions in our
publications and presentations is there is no proof that a retrovirus HIV does exist. Not in test-tubes, not in AIDS patients and not in anyone who is "HIV" positive.
We freely concede that our assertion may be wrong but to date no HIV expert has responded with any argument that has convinced us otherwise. There is a tradition in
science that those who propose theories provide the proof. According to
this tradition it is up to the HIV protagonists to come up with proof that HIV
does exist. A scientist cannot employ the "Martian" argument. That
Martians exist because there is no proof they do not exist. It is our long held view that the
laboratory phenomena documented by Montagnier and Gallo in Science in 1983/84 (which are
still the best papers on this particular topic) are not specific for
retroviruses and do not constitute proof of isolation of a retrovirus. In regard to Montagnier's "discovery of HIV" please read our recent paper HERE